His mother is Filipino. Grew up in San Francisco suburb of Pacifica. Area known as Pedro Point, overlooking Linda Mar Beach.
Graduated from Pacifica's Terra Nova High School.
Youngest of five children.
His mother Pilar, is a former kindergarten teacher who now presides over the town school board.
His father, Marvin is a real estate broker.
Has a sister named April Schneider, born in 1959.
Got his first break with an appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) in 1987.
Has a two-bedroom apartment in San Francisco in Nob Hill.
Spends many of his evenings hanging out with his pals working on scripts.
Has a passion for collecting stuff.
His apartment is surrounded by '50s rattan furniture, a tiki lamp and a pair of Eskimo snowshoes.
He honed his act at San Francisco comedy clubs opening for the likes of Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld and Dana Carvey.
"Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels spotted Rob on HBO's "13th Annual Young Comedians Special" in 1990 and signed him up as a writer on SNL.
Has nearly 50 celebrity impersonations and odd voices.
Likes to smoke cigars.
Dated former NBC press representative Jill Barron. [1995]
Insipered by the work of Monty Python, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder and Peter Sellers.
Dated actress/comedian Julia Sweeney, when both of them were on "Saturday Night Live". [1991-1994]
Has a treasured painting of Jack Lord of "Hawaii Five-O, whom he saw crossing a lobby while on a family vacation in Oahu when he was 8. He found the portrait in a vintage shop in San Francisco.
His brother, John Schneider, is his manager.
Has a collection of Hawaiian shirts.
Co-owns restaurant Eleven in San Francisco.
Has one daughter.
His mother, Pilar Schneider, is featured in a cameo role in "Deuce Bigalow" (as the lady at the restaurant Deuce goes to for his blind date w/Kate).
Drives a silver Porsche Carerra Cabriolet identical to the one he drove in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (2003)
His mother also has a cameo in "The Hot Chick" as the head judge at the cheerleading conference
Born on the same day as actor Dermot Mulroney.
His mother, Pilar Schneider, also played in his movie, The Animal, as Mrs. De La Rosa.
Is close friends with comedian Adam Sandler. He makes appearances in his movies and vice versa. (The Hot Chick, Big Daddy, etc.)
Rob Schneider Detailed Biography
Rob Schneider is continuing his collaboration with Happy Madison Productions. Since meeting Adam Sandler on Saturday Night Live, he has worked on eight of the company's films. He most recently starred in The Hot Chick and co-wrote and starred in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. He co-wrote and starred in The Animal and narrated the animated comedy 8 Crazy Nights. In addition, he co-starred with Sandler in The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Little Nicky and Mr. Deeds.
Born in San Francisco, Schneider began writing jokes as a teen, appearing at local venues including the Holy City Zoo. After cutting his teeth on the stage as the opening act for comedians Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld, he made his major network television debut in 1987 on The David Letterman Show. In 1990, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels saw his appearance on HBO's 13th Annual Young Comedians Special.
He subsequently joined SNL for four seasons.
Schneider's additional motion picture credits include Home Alone II and Down Periscope. Following 50 First Dates, Schneider joined the cast of Around the World in 80 Days for director Frank Coraci.
